Always heated, the stakes in the latest Rivalry Series are even higher. The U.S. women’s hockey games against archrival Canada this week are the final chance for coaches to evaluate players before the 2026 Olympic team is named next month. There are 30 players on the Rivalry Series roster, 27 skaters and three goaltenders. But Olympic rosters have only 23 ...
The Oklahoma City Thunder are continuing their gradual march to historic greatness. The Thunder obliterated the Phoenix Suns, 138-89, Wednesday, Dec. 10 in their NBA Cup West Quarterfinal game in Oklahoma City. This marked the largest margin of victory — 49 points — in the NBA thus far in the 2025-26 season. The Thunder outscored Phoenix by at least 11 ...
No. 10 Iowa State handed in-state rival No. 12 Iowa its first loss of the season, 74-69, on Wednesday night at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State junior center Audi Crooks had a double-double with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Crooks leads the nation in scoring and helped the Cyclones dominate in the paint, outscoring the Hawkeyes, 40-30. Iowa ...
The Trump administration is weighing whether to pursue terrorism-related sanctions against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), as officials review allegations the agency has ties to Hamas and consider steps that could further pressure its leadership and operations, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The United Nations agency provides aid, schooling, healthcare, shelter and ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a Ukrainian woman with helping to carry out dozens of cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure, working with Russian-backed hackers, according to newly unsealed indictments. The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program is also offering up to $10 million for information leading to others tied to one of the pro-Russia hacking groups she was ...
The 2025 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk women’s basketball game is underway in Ames. No. 10 Iowa State (10-0) is hosting in-state rival No. 12 Iowa (9-0) at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State junior center Audi Crooks leads the nation in scoring with an average of 27.6 points per game. She has 14 points and four rebounds in the first half ...
Luka Doncic is back in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform after the birth of his second child. His presence adds another layer of intrigue when the San Antonio Spurs and Lakers, two Western Conference contenders off to encouraging starts to the 2025-26 season, meet in an NBA Cup quarterfinal game in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The Lakers (17-6) ...
ORLANDO, FL — It’s like Elon Musk trading in his Tesla for a rusted Ford Taurus. It’s seeing Beyonce giving up her career to be a lounge singer. It’s Leonardo DiCaprio walking away from films to do local tire commercials. And in real life, we are witnessing the dismantling of the New York Mets, piece by torturous piece. Mets All-Star ...
Like trains passing each other en route from one city’s Penn Station to the other, the fortunes of the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets changed in an instant Dec. 10. The largest position-player transaction so far this offseason will have significant repercussions, as the Orioles continue a focused and determined roster upgrade while the Mets, for the moment, appear ...
ORLANDO, FL — The Baltimore Orioles wasted no time pivoting from their pursuit of slugger Kyle Schwarber and signed first baseman Pete Alonso to a five-year, $155 million contract. Alonso becomes the latest fan-favorite to leave the New York Mets after the team traded outfielder Brandon Nimmo and All-Star closer Edwin Diaz left for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Alonso, who ...